Texas A&M researchers argue their study's results provide evidence that cells in a mammalian amputation wound retain the capacity and information for joint regeneration.
Purrfect your list of cat facts ahead of National Cat Day Oct. 29 with Texas A&M cat expert Dr. Audrey Cook. (Getty Images) By Keith Randall, Texas A&M University Marketing & Communications It’s time to open up a can of tuna and celebrate National Cat Day on Oct. 29,…
Tired from surgery, her hospital stay, and having 13 puppies, Bree Ann Rose was happy to return home with Mom, Angela Brenengen (right); Dad, Tim; and Brenengen’s nephew Norman Giles. With the family are Dr. Laurie Torkildsen and fourth-year veterinary student Ali Carriker. By Megan Palsa, Texas A&M University College…
Left to right: Cheryl Chadwick, Dr. Laurie Torkildsen, and Cassie Burghardt discuss Klause’s discharge after a mauling incident had left the dachshund with life-threatening injuries. (Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Science) By Megan Palsa, Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Highlights A…
(Development) By Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences For years, doctors have associated the BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations with an increased risk of breast cancer. But researchers at Texas A&M University have now identified another gene that may have an impact on breast cancer—associated with…
Copperheads will be on the move once again in Texas due to warmer temperatures. (Shutterstock) By Keith Randall, Texas A&M Marketing and Communications It’s almost springtime in Texas, which means snakes are beginning to slither away from their comfortable winter surroundings and are on the move. Dr. Jill Heatley, associate…
Sarah Hamer and her team are studying kissing bugs taking an ecological approach to characterize disease transmission cycles. By Megan Palsa, Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Stumbling across an unidentified large black bug in your house may make you feel panicked or even curious. Should you…
Erin Wilkens decontaminates flood victims. By Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Staff Early June 2016 brought devastating floods and tornadoes to southeast Texas. In emergency situations such as these, it is important to have safe and efficient evacuation plans prepared for our communities, including our family…